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About this game

Betrayed and stripped of your pawns, rooks, and bishops, you, the once mighty King, wield only a trusty shotgun in this twisted chess odyssey. Blast through treacherous ranks of pawns, bishops, and knights, in a roguelike dance of lead and strategy. Checkmate never felt so explosive.

• Embark on a royal rampage as Shotgun King, armed with a shotgun and wounded pride. Turn your fallen army’s betrayal into a relentless quest to make white pieces fear you.
• Navigate a unique chess-inspired battlefield. Move your king strategically, shoot enemies, and reload. Dodge checkmate, eliminate the enemy king and choose upgrades wisely to reclaim your kingdom.
• Engage in brisk 20-minute runs through 15 escalating difficulty ranks. Unlock cards, conquer over 80 achievements, and tailor your strategy with upgrade choices after each victorious floor.
• Face relentless challenges in Endless Mode. Brace yourself for the relentless onslaught in Chase Mode, where threats converge from all sides.

Reviews

Shotgun King has a surprising amount of depth hidden under its fairly basic premise. The presentation is quite clean and straightforward, but there’s a strong flash of light that accompanies the defeat of the enemy king–not something that normally affects me, but I did turn it off in the settings menu. It might not be a certain checkmate, but Shotgun King kept me in check more often than not, and it’s a pleasant and worthwhile distraction that deserves a spot among the higher tiers of run-based Switch games.

NintendoWorldReport

For its asking price, Shotgun King: The Final Checkmate is worth getting if the premise sounds interesting to you. Some aspects of the gameplay could’ve been better explained, but I enjoyed my time with Shotgun King on Switch. I hope potential future updates add some accessibility options though because I feel like most will give up before unlocking anything meaningful.

TouchArcade